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How many climate plans are too many? In conversation with Amazon's Kara Hurst

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The climate is in trouble, and urgent action is needed to save it - and us. Amazon's head of worldwide sustainability talks to Roger Harrabin about the need to move fast and break targets

It seems that every time we hear or talk about climate change, we have to point out that not enough is being done. The plans lack ambition, the promised investments are too low, and everything is happening too slowly.

That's why it was encouraging to hear from Amazon's head of worldwide sustainability, Kara Hurst, at the Net Zero Festival, on how the tech giant is speeding up its own plans in the fight to be sustainable.

In conversation with journalist Roger Harrabin, Hurst discussed Amazon's Climate Pledge, which more than 200 companies worth around $1.8 trillion have now signed up to worldwide. The Pledge commits its members to reaching net zero by 2040 - 10 years before the much-discussed 2050 target of the Paris Climate Agreement - as well as reporting their emissions, making operational changes and investing in natural climate solutions.

Committing to green initiatives can only be a good thing, but there is the potential for competing standards to get in the way of progress. Hurst feels the issue is solving itself, but you'll have to watch the interview to hear her full answer and explanation.

These issues and more will be discussed in Computing 's Tech Impact Conference, coming in 2022.

How many climate plans are too many? In conversation with Amazon's Kara Hurst

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